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Farmers Harvesting Grain with McCormick Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: European farmers and young boy harvesting grain with horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field in front of a large mansion or institutional complex.
Book or Pamphlet

Artesian Stock Farm

Date: 1884
Description: Bird's-eye view drawing of the grounds of Villa Louis, the estate of the fur trading Dousman family. After the death of H. Louis Dousman's mother in 1882, ...
Photograph

Horseback Ride at Governor's Mansion

Date: 1904
Description: Philip F. La Follette on horseback in front of the old Governor's Mansion on Gilman Street, sometime during the years that his father, Robert M. La Follett...
Photograph

Snug Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: The estate known as "Snug Harbor" built by George Sturges in 1884 and owned by the Sturges family until about 1908. In the driveway in front is a child in ...
Photograph

Home of War Governor, Andrew G. Curtin

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Description: Home of the War Governor, Andrew G. Curtin. View down a street lined with large homes with carriages in front. Caption reads: "Home of War Governor, Andrew...
Photograph

Horse Ride at the Mansion

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Description: View of four horses and riders galloping across the front lawn of a southern mansion, next to a body of water that reflects the scene. A large, white mansi...
Photograph

Men Using McCormick Binders in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Three men using McCormick horse-drawn binders in a field. A road leading to a large building with a turret is in the background.
Print

Holiday Card of President and Mrs. Kennedy

Date: 1961
Description: Holiday card from President Kennedy and First Lady, Christmas. Front of card depicts the White House on a snowy day with a horse-drawn carriage making its ...
Drawing

Alexander Mitchell Estate

Date: 1872
Description: Lithograph elevated view of the Alexander Mitchell home and gardens seen from the corner of Ninth and Spring Streets. Pedestrians, horse-riders and a horse...
Photograph

Old English

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Description: View of Old English, an estate in a valley setting of the late Mr. Andrew Carnegie. Later, the building was used as St. Stanislaus Novitiate.
Manuscript

The Death Of A Mansion

Date: 03 1952
Description: An invitation to “A Black Masque and Ball Macabre at the DOOMED McCORMICK MANSION.” The mansion was the former residence of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormi...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 648-655

Date: 
Description: His mind wandered without rescue

The man is innocent.

and had to be brought home to the corner
and stapled to the ground
Photograph

Price Family Home

Date: 
Description: View across road towards a man sitting in a buggy in front of the fence surrounding a large house. Identified as the house of the Price family built in 188...
Photograph

Three Men Posing at Estate

Date: 1900
Description: Three men posing in a field at an estate. On the left a man is sitting on a horse-drawn mower. A man in a suit and hat is standing in the center, and on th...
Photograph

Men in Field with Horse-Drawn Mower and Dump Rake Posing at Estate

Date: 1900
Description: Two men, one driving a horse-drawn mower, and one driving a horse-drawn dump rake, are posing in a large open field with a mansion in the background.
Photograph

Man with Horse-Drawn Binder, Estate in Distance

Date: 1900
Description: On the left a man is posing with a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. In the distance across fields and fences is a large estate.
Photograph

Man with Horse-Drawn Binder at Estate

Date: 1900
Description: Right side view of a man on horse-drawn binder on the lawn of an estate. A large brick building is in the background. On the left is a fence-lined road wit...
Photograph

Three Men Using Horse-Drawn Mowers at Estate

Date: 1900
Description: View across lawn towards two men posing with horse-drawn mowers on the lawn of an estate. A mansion is in the background among trees and shrubs.
Photograph

Man Using Horse-Drawn Reaper near Large Estate

Date: 1920
Description: View down slope towards a man working in a field with a team of horses. Further down the hill is a large estate in a wooded area.
Postcard

Home of J. H. Moore

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Description: View of a large, red brick house. People on horseback and horse-drawn carriages are lined up on the driveway in front. Caption reads: "Home of J. H. Moore,...

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